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THE SHUMAKER CHALLENGE
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Dianne (Jeter) Shumaker ’66 believes in the power of providing an unrestricted gift to William Jewell College every year.  To demonstrate their commitment to transforming the culture of giving at William Jewell, Dianne pledged a total of $500,000 to benefit the Jewell Fund. This gift comes in the form of a challenge, focused on increasing participation and unrestricted annual giving. The Shumaker Challenge is divided into three separate phases covering a two-and-one-half year time period.

Phase II (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006) – COMPLETE!

The second phase encouraged alumni and friends of William Jewell to expand their annual support to the Jewell Fund. As a result, hundreds of alumni either increased their giving to the Jewell Fund or gave to the Jewell Fund for the very first time and Phase II of the Challenge was successfully achieved, bringing an extra $200,000 through Dianne's challenge gift.

Phase III (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007) - JOIN THE CHALLENGE NOW!